Sông Lam Nghệ An F.C.

Song Lam Nghe An
Full name	Song Lam Nghe An Football Club
Nickname(s)	Đội bóng xứ Nghệ ; Đội bóng áo vàng (The Yellows)
Short name	SLNA
Founded	1979; 45 years ago
Ground	Vinh Stadium; Vinh, Nghe An, Vietnam
Capacity	18,000
Owner	Song Lam Nghe An Sports Joint Stock Company
Chairman	Trương Sỹ Bá
Coach	Phan Như Thuật
League	V.League 1
2023-24	9th
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

Song Lam Nghe An Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ Bóng đá Sông Lam Nghệ An), simply known as Song Lam Nghe An or SLNA, is a professional V.League 1 football club playing at the Vinh Stadium in the city of Vinh, Nghe An province, Vietnam. This is a club that has won many titles from the V.League 1, Vietnamese Cup, Vietnamese Super Cup as well as youth tournaments and is one of the clubs that contributes the most players to the Vietnam national football team . Up to now, Song Lam Nghe An has had a tradition of only using internal soldiers who are players from the club's own training facility. Almost all of these players are from Nghe An , the rest are from Ha Tinh, so this can be considered the most unique club in the country.

With 10 major titles totally, SLNA is one of the most successful football club in Vietnam. In the international arena, the team performed well at the AFC Champions League in 2001. In the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, under the direction of the head coach, Nguyễn Hữu Thắng, Song Lam Nghe An achieved all three titles: the V.League 1 championship, Vietnamese Cup, and the Vietnamese Super Cup.

The club's current president is Truong Sy Ba.

History

Original

During the French colonial period, the Vinh - Ben Thuy area once had a famous football team called the Yellow Shirt Team. This is considered the beginning of Nghe An football tradition. Some people believe that this is the origin of the traditional yellow shirt of the Song Lam Nghe An team today.

However, the Nghe Tinh region hardly had any outstanding breakthroughs throughout most of the war. It was not until 1973 that the Nghe Tinh Provincial Military Command established an amateur football team to compete in the B Division. This team is considered the predecessor of today's Song Lam Nghe An.

Song Lam Nghe Tinh

In 1979, after the National Football Championship system was established, with good performance, the team was ranked in the national A2 class. On February 28, 1979, the team was officially transferred by the Nghe Tinh Provincial Military Command to the Nghe Tinh Provincial People's Committee for management and renamed Song Lam Football Team.

In 1980, Coach Nguyen Thanh Vinh began taking charge of the first team of Song Lam Nghe Tinh Football Team. From here, despite being a "young" team in Vietnamese football compared to teams such as The Cong, Cang Saigon, Hanoi Police, Haiphong Police, with the efforts of the coach Coach Nguyen Thanh Vinh, Song Lam football team has begun to have a series of achievements, as well as a unique playing style of its own, on par with older teams.

Prior to the start of the 2022 V.League 1 season, ownership of the club was transferred to the Tan Long Group. The change in ownership came with a logo rebrand and a new practice facility being built.

Name

1979–1992: Song Lam Nghe Tinh football team
1992–2004: Song Lam Nghe An football team
2004–2007: PJICO Song Lam Nghe An Football Club
2007–2009: Song Lam Nghe An Petroleum Finance Football Club
2009–present: Song Lam Nghe An Football Club

Stadium

Vinh Stadium with a capacity of 18,000 seats, located on Dao Tan Street, Vinh City , Nghe An Province , has been chosen as the club's home stadium from the early days of its establishment until now.

Honours

First team

League

V.League 1:

Winners : 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2011; Runners-up : 1997, 1998, 2001–02; Third place: 1992, 1996, 2009
Cup

Vietnamese Cup:

Winners : 2001-02, 2010, 2017

Runners-up : 2011

Third place: 1996, 1998, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2018

Vietnamese Super Cup:

Winners : 2000, 2001, 2002, 2011

Runners-up : 2010, 2017

Youth teams

Team	Winners		Runners-up		Third place
U21	5	2000, 2001, 2002, 2012, 2014	5	2003, 2007, 2010, 2020, 2023	4	2004, 2011, 2013, 2017
U19	5	1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006	6	2002, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2023	8	2000, 2008, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Other awards

Third-class Labor Medal awarded by the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Excellent emulation unit flag of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee for two consecutive years 1998, 1999–00
The Government's emulation flag presented to the unit leading the emulation movement in 2000–01
Unit flag for successfully completing the 2000–01 season mission of the People's Committee of Nghe An province

Performance in AFC competitions

Asian Club Championship: 2 appearances

2000–01: First round

2001–02: withdrew in First round

AFC Cup: 3 appearances

2011: Round of 16

2012: Group stage

2018: Group stage

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away
2000–01	Asian Club Championship	First round	PSM Makassar	1–4	0–0
2001–02	Asian Club Championship	First round	Saunders SC	(w/o)¹
2011	AFC Cup	Group stage	TSW Pegasus FC	1–2	3–2
			VB Sports Club	4–2	3–1
			Sriwijaya F.C.	4–0	1–3
		Round of 16	Persipura Jayapura	1–3
2012	AFC Cup	Group stage	Terengganu	0–1	2–6
			Tampines Rovers	3–0	0–0
			Kitchee	1–0	0–2
2018	AFC Cup	Group H	Persija Jakarta	0–0	0–1
			Tampines Rovers	2–1	2–0
			Johor Darul Ta'zim	2–0	2–3

¹ Sông Lam Nghệ An withdrew.

Record as V.League member

Season	Pld	Won	Draw	Lost	GF	GA	GD	PTS	Final position	Notes
2023 V.League 1	18	6	7	5	19	20	-1	25	9th
2022 V.League 1	24	9	6	9	29	28	+1	33	5th
2021 V.League 1	12	3	1	8	7	15	–8	10	14th	League was cancelled due to Covid-19
2020 V.League 1	20	6	5	7	17	21	–4	23	10th
2019 V.League 1	26	8	11	7	32	26	+6	35	7th
2018 V.League 1	26	12	6	8	38	32	+6	42	4th
2017 V.League 1	26	8	10	8	36	36	0	34	8th	Qualified for 2018 AFC Cup
2016 V.League 1	26	9	7	10	34	36	−2	34	9th
2015 V.League 1	26	10	7	9	36	33	+3	37	7th
2014 V.League 1	22	10	6	6	38	26	+12	36	5th
2013 V.League 1	20	9	6	5	40	24	+16	33	4th
2012 V-League	26	9	14	3	44	30	+14	41	4th
2011 V-League	26	15	4	7	48	29	+19	49	Champions	Qualified for 2012 AFC Cup
2010 V-League	26	9	10	7	36	26	+10	37	8th	Qualified for 2011 AFC Cup
2009 V-League	26	11	10	5	39	28	+11	43	3rd
2008 V-League	26	10	7	9	45	35	+10	37	9th
2007 V-League	26	8	11	7	38	35	+3	35	7th
2006 V-League	24	9	9	6	27	27	0	26	5th
2005 V-League	22	8	7	7	33	28	+5	31	5th
2004 V-League	22	9	10	3	38	17	+21	37	4th
2003 V-League	22	9	5	8	25	16	+9	32	5th
2001–02 V-League	18	8	4	6	22	20	+2	28	2nd
2000–01 V-League	18	11	3	4	20	16	+4	36	Champions	Qualified for 2001–02 Asian Club Championship
1999–2000 V-League	24	11	10	3	35	20	+15	43	Champions

Competition achievements in Vietnamese Cup

Year	Ring	Day	Stadium	Team	Score (Total score)	Team	Achievements
2021	Elimination round, qualifying round	April 23, 2021	PVF	Pho Hien	1-0	Song Lam Nghe An	Elimination round, qualifying round
2022	Elimination round, qualifying round	April 7, 2022	Binh Phuoc	Binh Phuoc	2-1	Song Lam Nghe An	Elimination round, qualifying round
2023	Elimination round, qualifying round	April 1, 2023	Vinh	Song Lam Nghe An	1-1 (penalty: 3-4)	Quang Nam	Elimination round, qualifying round

Transfers

Move in

#	VT	Player	From
1	DF	Mario Zebic	FC Arges
2	GK	Cao Văn Bình	Trẻ Sông Lam Nghệ An
3	DF	Lê Nguyên Hoàng	Trẻ Sông Lam Nghệ An
4	MF	Nguyễn Quang Vinh	Trẻ Sông Lam Nghệ An
5	MF	Phan Bá Quyền	Trẻ Sông Lam Nghệ An
6	MF	Lê Văn Quý	Trẻ Sông Lam Nghệ An
7	MF	Ngô Văn Bắc	Trẻ Sông Lam Nghệ An
8	MF	Đặng Quang Tú	Trẻ Sông Lam Nghệ An

Leave

#	VT	Player	Arrive
1	DF	Vytas Gaspuitis
2	FW	Jordy Soladio	FCV Dender EH
3	DF	Quế Ngọc Hải	Becamex Binh Duong
4	MF	Phạm Xuân Mạnh	Hanoi FC (Mượn)
5	GK	Nguyễn Văn Hoàng	Hanoi FC
6	MF	Hồ Sỹ Sâm	Hong Linh Ha Tinh
7	MF	Trần Đình Tiến	Hong Linh Ha Tinh
8	DF	Hồ Văn Cường	Hanoi Police (Mượn)

Players

Current squad

As of 2 November 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Unregistered players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Youth team (U21)

Position	Name
Head coaches	Phạm Bùi Minh

Roster participating in the 2023 National U21 Finals

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Coaching staff and Head coach history

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coaches	Phan Như Thuật
Assistant coaches	Phạm Văn Quyến Phạm Đức Anh Đinh Văn Dũng Phạm Anh Tuấn
Translator	Đậu Xuân Huy
Doctor	Đoàn Minh Hoàng Nguyễn Văn Đoán
Staff	Phạm Văn Hùng

Head coach history

Name	Period	Honours
Nguyễn Thành Vinh	1980–2004	2000–01 V-League winner
Nguyễn Văn Thịnh	2004–05
Nguyễn Hữu Thắng	2005-2006
Hà Thìn	2006–07
Nguyễn Văn Thịnh	2007–09
Nguyễn Hữu Thắng	2009–2014	2011 V-League winner
Ngô Quang Trường	2014–2016
Nguyễn Đức Thắng	2016–2019
Ngô Quang Trường	2019–2021
Nguyễn Huy Hoàng	2021–2023
Phan Như Thuật	2023–

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
2014	Kappa^[1]	Bac A Bank TH True Juice Milk TH True Water
2015–2016	Made by club
2017–2021	Mitre^[2]
2022–present	Grand Sport^[3]	AAN Eurosun Việt Nam Nikkokutrust

Logo

2009–04/01/2022
Song Lam Nghe An
05/01/2022–nay
Song Lam Nghe An

Asian clubs ranking

As of 2 July 2019.^[4]

Current Rank	Country	Team
106		New Radiant
107		Eastern
108		Sông Lam Nghệ An
109		Al Suwaiq
110		Selangor

See more

References

^ "Sông Lam Nghệ an khoác áo thi đấu mới: Kappa". 4 January 2014.
^ "Hãng Mitre tài trợ trang phục thi đấu cho SLNA". 14 March 2017. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017.
^ "Sông Lam Nghệ An - SLNA FC on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022.^{[user-generated source]}
^ "AFC Club Ranking 2019 – Footy Rankings". footyrankings.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019.

External links

Official website

[1] "Sông Lam Nghệ an khoác áo thi đấu mới: Kappa". 4 January 2014.

[2] "Hãng Mitre tài trợ trang phục thi đấu cho SLNA". 14 March 2017. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017.

[3] "Sông Lam Nghệ An - SLNA FC on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022.^{[user-generated source]}

[4] "AFC Club Ranking 2019 – Footy Rankings". footyrankings.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019.

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